[Coral-List] Coral Mucus..Antibacterial Properties

[Don Baker]

Coral-L Members:

Can anyone point to any available publications regarding hard coral and their antibiotic properties associated with their mucus - especially to aid in colony repair after physical damage?

Thanks in advance!

Don

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Alternate Email: donbjr95 at hotmail.com



"Dedication and motivated direction in achieving specific goals related to the care and protection of living things is not necessarily a guaranteed formula for success.  Success is, more often than not, a direct result of a person’s passion in addition to the above formula." [Don Baker, Marine Conservationist/Activist, 1998]